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Save the date for Martin Luther King Parade, …

12/20/2022
The city of Mesa and the Mesa-East Valley MLK Committee invite the community to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 16. This year’s 25th-anniversary …

Juneteenth becomes paid holiday for Florence town …

12/19/2022
The Florence Town Council has approved replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a paid holiday for town employees. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National …

Herberger play captures fictional meeting between MLK, …

2/3/2022
A fictional meeting between Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X is the basis for a new production on stage now in Phoenix.

Phoenix-area MLK events include ceremonies, day of …

1/10/2022
In addition to traditional ceremonies commemorating the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many events are scheduled throughout the Valley, including many days designated community service days.

Martin Luther King Parade and Festival Jan. 17 in Mesa

1/5/2022
The community is invited to join the city of Mesa and the Mesa-East Valley MLK Committee to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. This year’s celebration theme is …

Save the date for Martin Luther King Parade and …

12/31/2021
The community is invited to join the city of Mesa and the Mesa-East Valley MLK Committee to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. This year’s celebration theme is …

Save the date for Martin Luther King Parade and …

12/24/2021
The community is invited to join the city of Mesa and the Mesa-East Valley MLK Committee to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. This year’s celebration theme is …

‘Free Hugs Guy’ encourages Scottsdale to keep …

1/15/2021
While the ambiance was different for the 27th Annual Scottsdale Celebrates MLK Jr. Living the Dream event — a popular attraction that usually has gospel singers, a lavish dinner with clips showing Civil Rights footage in the background — the message of unity remains the same.

Iganian: We must unite against racial injustice

1/13/2021
Last year was a harrowing time in America’s rich and complicated history. Our great nation was faced with a novel coronavirus and an old, deeply ingrained racial disease aching for healing and remedy.

Wintersteen: Why celebrate MLK Jr. Day now?

1/8/2021
For 23 years, the Town of Paradise Valley has had a tradition of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an in-person celebration and luncheon, and this year, while dramatically different in some …

MLK celebration in Glendale will ‘march’ on

1/5/2021
When Charles St. Clair arrived in Arizona in 1990, to begin a faculty position with the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies at ASU West in Glendale, the local culture was shifting.

Mesa remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual …

1/4/2021
While Mesa is not hosting an in-person parade and festival due to the pandemic, the city will honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a virtual parade. The event is on …